Unscramble EXTENUATING and you have 286 words, EXTENUATING itself among them: it scores 19 in Scrabble and 23 in Words With Friends. 11 letters: 5 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from EXTENUATING split into 1 with 11 letters, 1 with 9, 8 with 8, 27 with 7, 50 with 6, 53 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 26 with 2. None has 10 letters.
TAUTENING is the only one of the 9-letter words in EXTENUATING; it scores 10 points.
EXIGENT and TEXTING are the top 7-letter words from EXTENUATING, 15 points each. GENUINE, ANTIGEN and TANGENT will look familiar.
GUANXI and TAXING share the top score of 14 among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble EXTENUATING. ENGINE, EXTENT and EATING are the ones most people know.
Among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble EXTENUATING, AXING and EXING tie for first at 13 points. AGENT, GIANT and ANNEX are everyday picks.
6 of 60 4-letter words from EXTENUATING tie at 11 points; none scores more. NEXT, TEXT and ANTI will look familiar.
Of the 60 3-letter words in EXTENUATING, 6 score 10 points, the group's best. GET, TAX and AGE are the ones most people know.
Trade one tile of EXTENUATING for another and you can spell these 2 words:
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Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; EXIGENT and TEXTING (15 points each) share the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept EXTENUATING, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXTENUATING itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 286) | 203 | 286 | 186 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: EXIGEANT, TEGUEXIN, UNTAXING, EUTAXITE, EUTEXIA, GUANXI, EXTINE, EXEAT, UNTAX, TEX, TATUING, TEENING and 71 more, 83 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: TEXTING, EXING, TIX, ATTING, INNAGE, TAENITE, TAGINE, NIENTE, TENGE, GEAN, GITE, TEGU and 5 more, 17 in all.
This word takes every letter of EXTENUATING plus a single extra one.